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= MARSH CREEK SITE 6 = = OVERVIEW =



__Overview__
The last of the studied sites on Marsh Creek, site 6, lies at the mouth of Marsh Creek as it enters the Chattahoochee River. The stream runs through an area of light residential neighborhoods and an environmental corridor has been established along this creek section as well as the river itself. Monitoring of this area occurred weekly between June 14, 2012 and June 28, 2012. During this time the weather was predominantly clear with a fairly heavy rain at the beginning of the monitoring period. In this section of the Long Island Creek the appearance of the water was consistently turbid and the stream bed is covered with mostly sand and some small rocks.

__Land Uses/Activities and Impervious Cover__
The area surveyed in site 6 was the land adjacent to the creek. No evidence was found of external disturbances to the stream area of site 6 although a pipe did cross the stream at the far upstream reach.

__General Waterbody and Watershed Characteristics__
The stream bed at this site is 52 feet wide and 8.42 feet deep. The day after a heavy rainfall, the creek depth was measured to be an average of 26.5 inches. The banks are heavily vegetative and quite steep in this segment making stream access difficult. Even though the riparian area is heavily vegetated, the stream segment itself is approximately 70% exposed to direct sunlight. The water, even after several weeks of drought was highly turbid. The bank was relatively clean with only small, occasional litter. __Overview__The last of the studied sites on Marsh Creek, site 6, lies at the mouth of Marsh Creek as it enters the Chattahoochee River. The stream runs through an area of light residential neighborhoods and an environmental corridor has been established along this creek section as well as the river itself. Monitoring of this area occurred weekly between June 14, 2012 and June 28, 2012. During this time the weather was predominantly clear with a fairly heavy rain at the beginning of the monitoring period. In this section of the Long Island Creek the bed of the stream is covered with small rocks, pebbles and sand and the appearance of the water was consistently turbid.

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